2010届高中英语高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第49天（缺答案）.docVIP

2010届高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第49 天 第一部分：阅读表达 （共15分） ks5u Life is a learning process, which involves happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations. Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others’. face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair(绝望), but these things are temporary and pass away. Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to enjoying success is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones. Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night __________. Nothing remains the same. We have only one choice: keep moving on in life and be hopeful. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So the only alternative is: work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow. 1. What is life according to the text? (with 8 words) _________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one? It’s a key point that we should keep cool. _________________________________________________________________________ 3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with a proper sentence. (withi